rɪˈpres v.tr. 1 a check;
restrain;
keep under;
quell. b
suppress;
prevent from sounding, rioting, or bursting
out. 2 Psychol. actively
exclude (an
unwelcome thought) from
conscious awareness. 3 (usu. as repressed adj.)
subject (a person) to
the suppression of
his or
her thoughts or impulses. øørepresser n. repressible adj. repression n. repressive adj. repressively adv. repressiveness n. repressor n. [ME f. L reprimere (as
RE-, premere PRESS(1))]